Calgary vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

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Calgary Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2113
$1948
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4833
$4581
🏠 One person rent
$1211
$1113
🏘️ Family rent
$1953
$1998
🍽️ Food expenses
$578
$533
🚐 Transport expenses
$189
$140
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3532
$2599
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
38 km
🎓 Higher education
53
77
😀 Quality of life
92
85
🏙️ Population
1.31M
936K

The cost of living in Calgary is 9% more expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 1526th and 1907th ($2113 vs $1948) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 10th in Canada and Israel, respectively. Check Canada vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Calgary compared to 1.3 months in Jerusalem. Calgary ranked 6th best city to live in Canada vs Jerusalem ranked 3rd in Israel, while ranked 66th and 276th among best cities to live in the world.

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Calgary Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16
$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$73.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$7.88
 Cappuccino
$3.87
$3.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.12
$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1165
$1338
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$944
$906
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1993
$2415
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1559
$1678
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$156
$98.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$241
$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$66.7
$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.41%
6.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3410
$13221
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3182
$9303
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.69
$1.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$82.1
$63.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.3
$15.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.22
$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.15
$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.46
$2.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.83
$3.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$14.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$3.03
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$2.06
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.05
$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$1.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.56
$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.19
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$2.79
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15
$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$2.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$13.5
$9.44
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.57
$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.91
$3.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.19
$2.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.52
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$76.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$12.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.2
$99.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.9
$80.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.8
$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$904
$783
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21983
$10218

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Distance City Cost of living
106 km or 66 mi Banff
$1860
137 km or 85 mi Red Deer
$1688
174 km or 108 mi Lethbridge
$1675
248 km or 154 mi Leduc
$1694
265 km or 165 mi Medicine Hat
$1510
278 km or 173 mi Spruce Grove
$1711
279 km or 173 mi Edmonton
$1732
357 km or 222 mi Sandpoint
$2798
402 km or 250 mi Kelowna
$1696
422 km or 262 mi Coeur d'Alene
$2269
426 km or 265 mi Post Falls
$2276
429 km or 266 mi Penticton
$1718
440 km or 273 mi Spokane Valley
$2061
442 km or 275 mi Kamloops
$1835
443 km or 275 mi Great Falls
$2484
452 km or 281 mi Spokane
$2022
466 km or 289 mi Missoula
$1795
517 km or 322 mi Helena
$2023
524 km or 325 mi Saskatoon
$1858
526 km or 327 mi Moscow
$1526
531 km or 330 mi Pullman
$1568
556 km or 345 mi Grande Prairie
$1789
560 km or 348 mi Lewiston
$1731
572 km or 355 mi Butte
$1585
579 km or 360 mi Moses Lake
$1908
600 km or 373 mi Chilliwack
$1760
603 km or 375 mi Moose Jaw
$1613
607 km or 377 mi Wenatchee
$2358
616 km or 382 mi Prince Albert
$1629
630 km or 391 mi Abbotsford
$1990
636 km or 395 mi Whistler
$2445
637 km or 396 mi Walla Walla
$2064
638 km or 396 mi Bozeman
$2269
641 km or 398 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
650 km or 404 mi Langley
$2034
650 km or 404 mi Pasco
$2098
651 km or 405 mi Coquitlam
$2595
654 km or 406 mi Bellingham
$2251
654 km or 406 mi Richland
$1896
655 km or 407 mi Fort McMurray
$1722

Cities near Jerusalem

Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi Bethlehem
$964
13 km or 7.9 mi Ramallah
$1011
22 km or 14 mi Beit Shemesh
$1366
28 km or 17 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1840
30 km or 19 mi Hebron
$737
35 km or 22 mi Lod
$1752
36 km or 22 mi Dura
$802
36 km or 22 mi Ariel
$1583
36 km or 23 mi Ramla
$2068
40 km or 25 mi Rehovot
$1701
42 km or 26 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1885
42 km or 26 mi Yehud
$1900
43 km or 27 mi Ness Ziona
$1912
43 km or 27 mi Kafr Qasim
$1896
43 km or 27 mi Rishon LeZion
$2010
44 km or 28 mi Kiryat Malakhi
$1779
46 km or 28 mi Petah Tikva
$1871
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Ono
$1914
46 km or 29 mi Kiryat Gat
$1825
47 km or 29 mi Yavne
$1826
48 km or 30 mi Nablus
$849
49 km or 30 mi Bnei Brak
$2050
50 km or 31 mi Givatayim
$2113
50 km or 31 mi Holon
$1776
50 km or 31 mi Ramat Gan
$2212
51 km or 32 mi Qalqilya
$760
51 km or 32 mi Bat Yam
$1871
51 km or 32 mi Hod HaSharon
$2010
52 km or 32 mi Tel Aviv
$2259
53 km or 33 mi Kfar Saba
$1920
54 km or 33 mi Ashdod
$1848
54 km or 33 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1718
54 km or 34 mi Herzliya
$2149
55 km or 34 mi Ra'anana
$1939
56 km or 35 mi Tira
$1873
56 km or 35 mi Al-Salt
$679
57 km or 36 mi Tayibe
$1850
58 km or 36 mi Arad
$1678
62 km or 38 mi Rahat
$1687
63 km or 39 mi Ashkelon
$1499